#292Die Menschen in Deutschland leben nach dem Grundsatz der religiösen Toleranz. Was bedeutet das?
The people in Germany live by the principle of religious tolerance. What does that mean?
Quick Controls
The correct answer is:
Everyone can believe whatever they want.
Jeder kann glauben, was er möchte.
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Quick explanation
Religious tolerance means: everyone can believe what they want.
Why is this correct?
Freedom of faith under Article 4 of the Basic Law protects every religion and also the right to have no religion.
Background
Christians, Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, members of other religions and many people without a religion live together in Germany. Religious tolerance means respecting other people’s faith, even if you do not share it yourself. The state remains neutral and does not favour any religion. The limit is reached where laws are broken or violence is done to others in the name of a religion.
Why are the other answers wrong?
Mosques may be built – that is part of freedom of religion, and there are many mosques in Germany. Not everyone believes in God; that is allowed too. And the state does not tell anyone what to believe.
Memory tip
Tolerance = everyone believes what they want – and respects others.
Legal basis: Art. 4 Basic Law (GG) ↗
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